2017: What’s in, what’s out in CA

But 2017 has arrived, with its attendant challenges and changes, right? And to succeed, the smart Capitol denizen must become acquainted with 2017’s ins and outs — the land mines, the pitfalls and the Ways To Take Advantage.

To that end, Capitol Weekly kindly allowed me to provide guidelines on how to become an au courant political type for the next 12 months in Deep Blue California. Follow them, and you won’t be caught looking like some red-state denizen who thinks “organic” has something to do with the music at funerals.

Herewith What’s In and What’s Out in 2017 California.

In
Kamala Harris

Out
Pollsters

In
The EnvironmentOutFracking

InA revival of “Don’t Blame Me” bumper stickers

OutRepublicans

In
Fear over the future of Covered California and health care coverage

Out
Action to fix our potholes

InSpeculation about a Republican comeback — somehow

OutGasoline-powered automobiles

InStates’ rights, now a clarion call of Democrats

OutMandates from Washington

InSpeculation about Jerry Brown’s political future; he’s only 78, you know

OutAnnouncements about forthcoming ballot initiatives to solve some statewide problem or other

InManeuvering among campaign management firms to secure contracts for 2018 ballot initiative campaigns to solve some statewide problem or other

OutCalexit

InThe search for more declared Democratic gubernatorial candidates in addition to Gavin Newsom, Antonio Villaraigosa, Delaine Eastin and John Chiang to speculate about

InAnguish over whether one will be included or excluded in Capitol Weekly’s “Top 100.”

OutRed neckties hanging below the belt buckle

InBlue neckties above the belt buckle

OutThe Electoral College

InTweets

OutFacts

InChanging the subject during interviews

OutPolicy statements of more than 250 words

InOptimism about the end of The Drought

OutOptimism about the possibility of major earthquakes

InImpeachment rallies on January 20.

OutCoronation rallies after January 20

In
Hand-wringing about economic inequality

Out

Predictions about the inevitable California recession

InAssertions that California is losing jobs to Texas

OutThe fact that California has added roughly 600,000 more jobs than Texas has added since 2011

mreky

>In

>Speculation about Jerry Brown’s political future; he’s only 78, you know
… is it a Jerry for pres/Bernie for vice, or vice versa?

In (should be) but Out (too painful to think about)
Understanding that in the event of a major earthquake California is on its own. If a FEMA even remains once Trump is done with it, he wouldn’t allow it to do anything to help Kommifornia.

Bob

You should be concerned about flooding as US Army Corps of Engineers decertified most California Central Valley levees, as it happens–during the Obama Administration, and FEMA will not participate in flood disaster recovery.